One family "off the grid" might survive until supplies run out, but it's not enough people to remain off the grid.

Small villages tended towards 100-150 people. This gave enough diversified labor to develop talents in baking, butchering, and candle stick making. The specialization of skills in a society improved life for all involved. Even if he tried to learn all the skills he'd still have to do all of them all the time.

I have friends who got in trouble for going "off the grid". The only reason they did it was to avoid spending $180k to run electricity to their property. Apparently the rules for the property dictated power to be run to the property. They got sued for about $50k from the original owner. He really just wanted them to incur the costs he could sell the other properties the electric would need to be run through to getto their property for a premium. Still they signed the documents so they were responsible. Now they need to spend $230k for electric and fines.

TL/DR: Read the fine print on the property you by before going off-grid.

wildcardjack:One family "off the grid" might survive until supplies run out, but it's not enough people to remain off the grid.

Small villages tended towards 100-150 people. This gave enough diversified labor to develop talents in baking, butchering, and candle stick making. The specialization of skills in a society improved life for all involved. Even if he tried to learn all the skills he'd still have to do all of them all the time.

hailin:I have friends who got in trouble for going "off the grid". The only reason they did it was to avoid spending $180k to run electricity to their property. Apparently the rules for the property dictated power to be run to the property. They got sued for about $50k from the original owner. He really just wanted them to incur the costs he could sell the other properties the electric would need to be run through to getto their property for a premium. Still they signed the documents so they were responsible. Now they need to spend $230k for electric and fines.

TL/DR: Read the fine print on the property you by before going off-grid.

ALL and I do mean ALL of the world is on somebody's grid.A far more pressing problem for society than CO2.